Test of Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Ambient-Cured Geopolymer Concrete Using Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar

The application of geopolymer concrete (GPC) in construction could reduce a large amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emission, which is greatly beneficial to environmental sustainability. Structures made of GPC might be subjected to extreme loading such as impact and blast loads. Therefore, a good under...

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Main Authors: Huang, Z., Chen, Wensu, Hao, Hong, Aurelio, R., Li, Z., Pham, Thong
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: ASCE-AMER SOC CIVIL ENGINEERS 2022
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Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FL180100196
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91647
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author Huang, Z.
Chen, Wensu
Hao, Hong
Aurelio, R.
Li, Z.
Pham, Thong
author_facet Huang, Z.
Chen, Wensu
Hao, Hong
Aurelio, R.
Li, Z.
Pham, Thong
author_sort Huang, Z.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description The application of geopolymer concrete (GPC) in construction could reduce a large amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emission, which is greatly beneficial to environmental sustainability. Structures made of GPC might be subjected to extreme loading such as impact and blast loads. Therefore, a good understanding of the dynamic properties of GPC is essential to provide reliable predictions of performance of GPC structures subjected to dynamic loading. This study presents an experimental investigation on the dynamic compressive and splitting tensile properties of ambient-cured GPC using split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB), with the strain rate up to 161.0 s-1 for dynamic compression and 10.3 s-1 for dynamic splitting tension. The failure mode and damage progress of GPC specimens, energy absorption, and dynamic increase factor (DIF) were studied. Test results showed that ambient-cured GPC exhibited strain rate sensitivity. The compressive and splitting tensile DIFs increased with the strain rate and the ambient-cured GPC with lower quasi-static compressive strength exhibited higher DIFs under both dynamic compression and splitting tension. Empirical formulas were proposed to predict the DIF of ambient-cured GPC. Furthermore, the specific energy absorption of ambient-cured GPC under dynamic compression increased approximately linearly with the strain rate.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-916472023-05-24T07:16:33Z Test of Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Ambient-Cured Geopolymer Concrete Using Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar Huang, Z. Chen, Wensu Hao, Hong Aurelio, R. Li, Z. Pham, Thong Science & Technology Technology Construction & Building Technology Engineering, Civil Materials Science, Multidisciplinary Engineering Materials Science Geopolymer concrete Split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) Compression Splitting tension Energy absorption Dynamic increase factor (DIF) COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH ENHANCEMENT FIBER-REINFORCED CONCRETE ASH-BASED GEOPOLYMER FLY-ASH STRAIN-RATE NUMERICAL-ANALYSIS BEHAVIOR WORKABILITY PLAIN The application of geopolymer concrete (GPC) in construction could reduce a large amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emission, which is greatly beneficial to environmental sustainability. Structures made of GPC might be subjected to extreme loading such as impact and blast loads. Therefore, a good understanding of the dynamic properties of GPC is essential to provide reliable predictions of performance of GPC structures subjected to dynamic loading. This study presents an experimental investigation on the dynamic compressive and splitting tensile properties of ambient-cured GPC using split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB), with the strain rate up to 161.0 s-1 for dynamic compression and 10.3 s-1 for dynamic splitting tension. The failure mode and damage progress of GPC specimens, energy absorption, and dynamic increase factor (DIF) were studied. Test results showed that ambient-cured GPC exhibited strain rate sensitivity. The compressive and splitting tensile DIFs increased with the strain rate and the ambient-cured GPC with lower quasi-static compressive strength exhibited higher DIFs under both dynamic compression and splitting tension. Empirical formulas were proposed to predict the DIF of ambient-cured GPC. Furthermore, the specific energy absorption of ambient-cured GPC under dynamic compression increased approximately linearly with the strain rate. 2022 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91647 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0004074 English http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FL180100196 ASCE-AMER SOC CIVIL ENGINEERS fulltext
spellingShingle Science & Technology
Technology
Construction & Building Technology
Engineering, Civil
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Engineering
Materials Science
Geopolymer concrete
Split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB)
Compression
Splitting tension
Energy absorption
Dynamic increase factor (DIF)
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH ENHANCEMENT
FIBER-REINFORCED CONCRETE
ASH-BASED GEOPOLYMER
FLY-ASH
STRAIN-RATE
NUMERICAL-ANALYSIS
BEHAVIOR
WORKABILITY
PLAIN
Huang, Z.
Chen, Wensu
Hao, Hong
Aurelio, R.
Li, Z.
Pham, Thong
Test of Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Ambient-Cured Geopolymer Concrete Using Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar
title Test of Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Ambient-Cured Geopolymer Concrete Using Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar
title_full Test of Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Ambient-Cured Geopolymer Concrete Using Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar
title_fullStr Test of Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Ambient-Cured Geopolymer Concrete Using Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar
title_full_unstemmed Test of Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Ambient-Cured Geopolymer Concrete Using Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar
title_short Test of Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Ambient-Cured Geopolymer Concrete Using Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar
title_sort test of dynamic mechanical properties of ambient-cured geopolymer concrete using split hopkinson pressure bar
topic Science & Technology
Technology
Construction & Building Technology
Engineering, Civil
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Engineering
Materials Science
Geopolymer concrete
Split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB)
Compression
Splitting tension
Energy absorption
Dynamic increase factor (DIF)
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH ENHANCEMENT
FIBER-REINFORCED CONCRETE
ASH-BASED GEOPOLYMER
FLY-ASH
STRAIN-RATE
NUMERICAL-ANALYSIS
BEHAVIOR
WORKABILITY
PLAIN
url http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FL180100196
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91647